U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
1880

Antique Nautical Chart of Penobscot Bay with Camden and Rockport, Maine

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Coast Chart No. 104 Penobscot Bay Maine

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Antique hydrographical chart of Penobscot Bay in Maine by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey published in 1880. This 19th century chart "is the first complete chart of Penobscot Bay published by the U.S. Government". (Penobscot Maritime Museum, "Penobscot Bay Chart 1880", Internet. Accessed 7/21/2015.) Although it was published 4 years earlier by the USCS, chart number 293 only contains the central part of the bay.

This old nautical chart covers an area in the State of Maine including West Penobscot Bay, East Penobscot Bay, Isle au Haut Bay, Deer Isle, Vinalhaven Island, Cape Rozier, and South Long Island. Towns in Maine that are covered by the chart include Rockland, Belfast, Searsport, Stockton, Rockport, Camden, and Castine

This old chart was made less than 20 years after the end of the U.S. Civil War and contains thousands of details including numerous islands, depth soundings, aids to navigation, and navigation hazards.

Printed by the electrotype method which was adopted by the Coast Survey in the mid-1800's to support increased production volumes with high quality charts very similar to a hand-engraved copper plate engraving. Electrotype copy number 3. Scale 1/80,000.

CREATOR: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey

PUBLICATION DATE: 1880

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: Penobscot Bay

CONDITION: Very good.  Clean and clear on strong paper. Ample margins. Heavy engraving. A good example except for a small piece missing from top right corner in the margins, well away from the image and a small closed tear in the interior with on loss of image. Faint water stain at top right would largely be matted out when framed.

COLORING: None

ENGRAVER: 

SIZE: 29 " x 37 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

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